Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager / Cybersecurity Grant Consultant

Required Experience

• 8+ years in cybersecurity, IT program management, or cyber consulting
• Experience supporting state/local government or municipal clients
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity controls and risk mitigation
• Experience writing proposals, grants, or statements of work
• Ability to work directly with executives and agency leadership
• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills
• Budget development / cost estimating experience

• Familiarity with FEMA, DHS, CISA, or state grant programs
• Experience with cybersecurity maturity assessments or gap analyses
• Knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CPG, CIS Controls
• Experience with municipal IT environments
• Certifications such as PMP, CISSP, CISM, Security+, ITIL

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Enhanced logging / SIEM
• Encryption
• Backup / disaster recovery
• Vulnerability scanning
• Incident response planning
• End-of-life hardware/software replacement
• Security awareness training
• Cyber governance and policy development

• Executive presence
• Strong writing ability
• Organized and deadline driven
• Can gather inputs from multiple departments quickly
• Politically aware / professional with public sector clients

1. Assess current cybersecurity gaps
2. Recommend best grant project(s)
3. Help prepare grant submission
4. Support post-award implementation if funded